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MARKET MOVER: Jonathan Gibbs

JONATHAN GIBBS has been an investment director since January 2002 with Standard Life Investments in Edinburgh, where he is responsible for all global index-linked products. He previously held a similar position with Henderson Global Investors for eight years.

Standard Life Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Life, has about the equivalent of €148 billion in assets under management, with Irish clients accounting for some €3.9 billion.

The Euro Inflation-Linked Bond, which the firm launched in early March, makes up £11m (€16.3m) of clients’ money.

Inflation-linked bonds are similar to regular government bonds, except that they offer an investor inflationary protection, as their yields are related to the inflation rate. “The global market for this is about €850m, but this is fairly small compared to the potential for this class,” said Gibbs.

Investment philosophy

Standard Life Investments’ focuses on identifying changes in the key drivers of various financial markets.